# Pre-Construction Manager

> AlphaHire · Lenexa, United States · Full-time · Posted 2026-08-11

**Workplace:** on_site

## Description

We are seeking an experienced **Pre-Construction Manager** to lead estimating, budgeting, planning, and preconstruction efforts for commercial construction projects throughout the Kansas City metro area. This position will oversee projects from initial pursuit through preconstruction and ensure a smooth transition to the operations team.

### Responsibilities

-   Lead preconstruction efforts from project pursuit through turnover to operations.
-   Prepare conceptual estimates, detailed budgets, cost analyses, and project pricing.
-   Review drawings, specifications, and contract documents to identify scope requirements and potential gaps.
-   Coordinate with owners, architects, engineers, subcontractors, vendors, and internal teams.
-   Manage preconstruction efforts across design-build, CMAR, negotiated, select bid, and hard bid projects.
-   Conduct constructability reviews and identify value engineering opportunities.
-   Develop bid packages, solicit subcontractor and vendor proposals, and analyze pricing.
-   Identify cost risks, scope gaps, scheduling issues, and constructability challenges early in the process.
-   Assist with procurement planning, project phasing, scheduling, and site logistics.
-   Work closely with project management and field teams to ensure a successful transition into construction.
-   Build and maintain strong relationships with clients, design professionals, subcontractors, and vendors.
-   Help improve preconstruction processes, estimating procedures, and best practices.

## Requirements

-   **5+ years of preconstruction experience required.**
-   **10+ years of commercial construction experience preferred.**
-   Strong commercial estimating, budgeting, cost planning, and pricing experience.
-   Experience with multiple delivery methods, including design-build, CMAR, negotiated, select bid, and hard bid.
-   Ability to read and interpret construction drawings, specifications, and contract documents.
-   Experience developing bid packages and evaluating subcontractor and vendor proposals.
-   Strong knowledge of constructability, value engineering, procurement, and project planning.
-   Excellent communication, organization, and relationship-management skills.
-   Ability to manage multiple projects, priorities, and deadlines.
-   Must be located in or able to reliably commute to **Lenexa, KS / the Kansas City metro area**.

## Benefits

-   Competitive compensation based on experience.
-   Long-term career growth with a stable and growing organization.
-   Collaborative, team-oriented work environment.
-   Diverse portfolio of commercial construction projects.
-   Direct access to company leadership and key decision-makers.
-   Strong pipeline of upcoming projects.
-   Opportunity to have a direct impact on project planning, estimating, and overall project success.

## Apply

[Apply at AlphaHire](https://apply.workable.com/alphax/j/0717F14EDB/apply)

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